Previous Work Research has been on going at MIT in the field of Space Reactor Design and the design of nuclear power plants for use on the Martian Surface. Results of the first design course on this topic are summarized in the follwing report [ : ] 22.33 Mission to Mars Continuing work has focused on the design of a nuclear reactor for the interplenary space craft, the work is detailed in Peter Yarsky's thesis [ : ] Design of a SELENE Autonomous control is also an area of great importance in the design of nuclear reactors for extraterrestrial application. Some work in this area is summarized by a collection of papers published in the Am. Nucl. Soc. Trans. [ : ] ANS Selections on Reactor Control [ : ] back